Actor Benjamin Affleck appears as the principal featured performer in Dunkin Donuts’ 2026 Super Bowl commercial, marking his fourth participation in the brand’s Super Bowl advertising campaign. The advertisement incorporates appearances by several well-known actors associated with prominent 1990s television sitcoms, including Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, and Jasmine Guy.
The commercial deliberately references Good Will Hunting (1997), the Academy Award-winning motion picture starring Affleck, through both narrative structure and visual styling. A prefatory title card introduces the 60-second advertisement with a satirical disclaimer suggesting that a superior version of Good Will Hunting was previously produced as a sitcom, featuring a purported “real genius” in the lead role. The presentation adopts a nostalgic aesthetic, including a grainy VHS-style visual format and a displayed date of February 8, 1995.
Throughout the advertisement, Affleck is depicted wearing a blonde wig resembling the hairstyle of Matt Damon’s character in Good Will Hunting. In one scene, he is shown writing a mathematical equation on a window, after which a title card reading Good Will Dunkin appears in a bold, neon-styled font.
Multiple cameo appearances follow, including Jason Alexander reprising mannerisms associated with his Seinfeld character, George Costanza, and Matt LeBlanc referencing his Friends persona, Joey. Additional participants include Jasmine Guy, Jaleel White, and Alfonso Ribeiro, who engage in dialogue centered on mathematical humor and nostalgic sitcom tropes. Affleck’s wardrobe further mirrors his Good Will Hunting character Chuckie, including a jacket bearing a taped-over Boston Bruins logo.
The commercial continues with several interwoven references to Friends, Cheers, and Good Will Hunting, including appearances by Ted Danson and Jennifer Aniston, the latter styled as her character Rachel. The narrative culminates with Aniston introducing Tom Brady in a visual gag referencing a well-known line from Good Will Hunting, adapted for comedic effect.
The advertisement concludes with a voiceover formally identifying the production as Good Will Dunkin, thereby reinforcing the thematic fusion of cinematic homage, sitcom nostalgia, and brand promotion.#newsafro_













































